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Schinz's Sandpiper, Tringa Schinzii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 529.

337. 10. Tringa semipalmata, Wils. Semipalmated Sandpiper.

Plate CCCCV. Adult.

Bill as long as the head, greenish-dusky; feet dull yellowish-green; upper part of head, cheeks, hind part and sides of neck, ash-grey, streaked with dusky; on the rest of the upper parts the feathers dusky-brown, margined with pale grey, those on the rump and the upper tail-coverts blackish-brown; secondary coverts tipped with white; alula and primary coverts brownish-black, the latter tipped with white; primary quills greyish-black, with white shafts; secondary quills more grey; primaries externally edged with white towards the base, as are the outer secondaries in a fainter degree, as well as terminally, some of them also having the greater part of the inner web greyish-white; two middle tail-feathers greyish-black on the inner web, their outer web and all the other feathers ash-grey; anterior part of forehead, and a band over the eye greyish-white; lower parts white.

Adult, 6-3/4, 12-1/2.

Exceedingly abundant from Texas to Maine, in winter, spring, and autumn. Breeds from Labrador northward. Columbia River. Migratory.

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Tringa semipalmata, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p. 131.

Tringa semipalmata. Bonap. Syn. p. 316.

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 136.

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Tringa semipalmata, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 111.

338. 11. Tringa pusilla, Wils. Little Sandpiper.

Plate CCCXX. Male and Female.

Bill a little shorter than the head, straight, greenish-dusky, feet pale dull yellowish-green; feathers of the upper parts brownish-black, broadly margined with light brownish-red, some of the scapulars margined externally with white, and the larger glossed with green; alula, primary coverts, primary quills, and outer secondaries, greyish-black, all more or less narrowly tipped with greyish-white; secondary coverts largely tipped with the same; primaries externally edged with white toward the base, as are the outer secondaries in a fainter degree, the inner webs of some of the latter greyish-white toward the base, their shafts white; rump and upper tail-coverts black; two middle tail-feathers black, with pale brownish-red edges, the next feather on each side greyish-brown, edged with greyish-white, the outer four pale greyish-brown, very narrowly margined externally, more broadly internally, and along their points with greyish-white; lateral tail-coverts with the outer web white; from the forehead over the eye to the occiput, a band of dull greyish-white, faintly streaked with dusky; loral band and ear-coverts brownish-dusky; cheeks dull greyish-white, faintly streaked with dusky; throat greyish-white; sides and fore part of neck of the same colour, faintly streaked with dusky; the rest of the lower parts, including the axillars, pure white; lower surface of wing pale brownish-grey. In autumn and winter the red edgings of the upper parts are substituted by light grey.

Male, 5-5/8, 11-3/8.

Distributed along the whole coast from Texas eastward, and throughout all intermediate districts to the Columbia River. Breeds in Labrador and the Fur Countries. Found even along the lakes and ponds in the woods. Very abundant. Migratory.

Little Sandpiper, Tringa pusilla, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. v. p. 32.

Tringa pusilla, Bonap. Syn. p. 319.

Wilson's Sandpiper, Tringa Wilsonii, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 120.

Little Sandpiper, Tringa pusilla, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 180.

* Third toe wanting.

339. 12. Tringa arenaria. Sanderling Sandpiper.

Plate CCLXXXV. Summer. Plate CCXXX. Male and Female in winter.

Bill about the length of the head, straight, and with the feet black; hind toe wanting. In winter the general colour of the plumage ash-grey, the lower parts pure white; alula and primaries brownish-black, the latter with more or less white on their outer webs, or along the shaft; secondaries white, the outer with a patch of black towards the end, the inner ash-grey; primary coverts greyish-black, tipped with white; middle tail-feathers greyish-brown, their shafts white, the rest of a paler tint on the outer webs, white on the inner, the lateral almost pure white. In summer the upper parts of the head, hind neck, lateral, and fore part of the neck, pale yellowish-red, streaked with brownish-black; the back similarly marked, with larger spots, and on the scapulars disposed in bars; the tips of most of the feathers greyish-white; the other parts as in winter.

Male, 7-10/12, 12-1/2.

From Texas along the coast to Maine in autumn and spring, extremely abundant. Breeds from Lat. 55° northward.

Ruddy Plover, Charadrius rubidus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p. 129. Summer.

Sanderling Plover, Charadrius Calidris, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p. 68. Winter.

Calidris arenaria, Sanderling, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 366.